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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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