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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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