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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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