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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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