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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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