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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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