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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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