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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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