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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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