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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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