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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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