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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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