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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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