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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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