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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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