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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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