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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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