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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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