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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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