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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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