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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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