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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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