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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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