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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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