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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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