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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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