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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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