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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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