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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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