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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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