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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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