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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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