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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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