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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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