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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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