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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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