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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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