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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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