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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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