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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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