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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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