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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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