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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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