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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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