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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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