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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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