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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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