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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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