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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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