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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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