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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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