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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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