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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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