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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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