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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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