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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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