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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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