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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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