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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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