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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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