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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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