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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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