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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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