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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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