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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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