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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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