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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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