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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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