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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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