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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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