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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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