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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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