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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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