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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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