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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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