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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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