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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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