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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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