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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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