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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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