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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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