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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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