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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key 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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