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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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