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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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