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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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