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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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