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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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