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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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