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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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