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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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