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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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