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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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