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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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