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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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