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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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