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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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