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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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