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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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