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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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