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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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