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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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