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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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