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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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