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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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