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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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