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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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