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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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