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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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