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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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