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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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