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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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