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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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