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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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