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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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