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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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