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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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