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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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