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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student 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 electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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