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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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