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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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