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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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