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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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