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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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