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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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