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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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