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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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