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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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