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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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