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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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