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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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