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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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