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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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