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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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