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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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