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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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