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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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