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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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