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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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