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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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