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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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