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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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