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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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