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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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