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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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