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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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