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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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