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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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