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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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