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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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