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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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