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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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