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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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