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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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