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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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