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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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