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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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