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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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