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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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