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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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