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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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