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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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