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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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