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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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