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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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