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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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