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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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