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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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