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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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