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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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