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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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