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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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