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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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