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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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