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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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