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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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