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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key 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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