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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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