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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies 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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