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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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