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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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