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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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