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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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