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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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