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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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