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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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