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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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