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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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