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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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