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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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