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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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