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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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