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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates 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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