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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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