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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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