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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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