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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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