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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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