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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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