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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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