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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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