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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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