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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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