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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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