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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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