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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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