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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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