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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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