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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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