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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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