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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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