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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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