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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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