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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the 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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