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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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