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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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