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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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