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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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