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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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