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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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