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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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