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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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