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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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