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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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