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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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