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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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