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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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