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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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