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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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