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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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