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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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