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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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