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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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