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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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