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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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