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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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