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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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