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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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