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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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