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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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