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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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