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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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