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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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