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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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