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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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