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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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