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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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