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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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