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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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