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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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