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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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