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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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