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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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