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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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