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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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