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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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