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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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