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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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