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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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