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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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