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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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