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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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