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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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