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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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