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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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