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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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