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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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