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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key 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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