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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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