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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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