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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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