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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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