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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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