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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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