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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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