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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly 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 book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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