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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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