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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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