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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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