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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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