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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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