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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key 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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