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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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