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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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