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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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