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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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