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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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