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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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