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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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