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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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