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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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