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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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