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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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