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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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