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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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