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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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