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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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