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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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