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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)