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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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