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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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