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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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