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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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