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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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