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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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