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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)