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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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