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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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