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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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