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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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