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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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