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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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