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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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