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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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