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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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