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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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