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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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