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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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