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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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