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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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