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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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