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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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