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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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