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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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