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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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