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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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