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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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