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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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