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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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