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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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