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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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