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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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