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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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