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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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