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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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