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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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