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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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