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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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