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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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