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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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