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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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