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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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