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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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