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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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