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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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