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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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