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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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