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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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