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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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