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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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