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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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