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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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