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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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