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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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