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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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