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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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