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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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