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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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