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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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