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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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