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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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