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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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