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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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