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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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