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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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