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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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