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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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