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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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