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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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