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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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