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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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