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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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