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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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