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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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