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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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