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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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