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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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