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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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