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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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