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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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