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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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