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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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