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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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