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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. 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. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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