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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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