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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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