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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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