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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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