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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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