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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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