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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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