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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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