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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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