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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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