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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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