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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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