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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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