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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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