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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important 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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