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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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