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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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