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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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