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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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