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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to take 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. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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