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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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