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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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