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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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