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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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