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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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