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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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