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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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