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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses 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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