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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers 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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