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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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