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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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