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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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