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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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