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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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