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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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