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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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