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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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