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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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