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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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