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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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