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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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