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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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