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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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