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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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