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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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