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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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