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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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