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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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