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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major 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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