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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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