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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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