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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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