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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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