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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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