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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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