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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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