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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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