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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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