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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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