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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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