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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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