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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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