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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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