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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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