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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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