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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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