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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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