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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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