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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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