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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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