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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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