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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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