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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the 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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