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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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