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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key 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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