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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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