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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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