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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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