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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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