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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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