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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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