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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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