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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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