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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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