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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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