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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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