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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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