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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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