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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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