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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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