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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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