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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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