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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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