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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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