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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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