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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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