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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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