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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates 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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