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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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