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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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