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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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