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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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