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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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