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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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