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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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