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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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