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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important 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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