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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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