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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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