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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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