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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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