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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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