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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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