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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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