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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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