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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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