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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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