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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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