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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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