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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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