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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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