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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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