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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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