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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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