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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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