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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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