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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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