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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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